<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49320" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49392">I didn't see if you need help installing or something else. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49320" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49320" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49478">An easy way to start is to buy a computer or laptop from Craigslist that has Ubuntu on it and then just do the updates. You will sail along easily. Make sure you test it first and have both passwords. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49320" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49320" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49543">I bought one from Craigslist three years ago and all I've done is the updates and have had zero problems and no crashes. </span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49395"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49319"><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22359" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16.363636016845703px;">Thanks, </div><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22359" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16.363636016845703px;"><br></div><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22360" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16.363636016845703px;"><font color="#0000ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22368">Jan Foote</font></div><div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22373" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16.363636016845703px;"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22372"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:churrochick@yahoo.com" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1390277018637_22371" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:blue;outline:none;cursor:text;">churrochick@yahoo.com</a></font></div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16.363636016845703px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49396"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">(323) 259-0608</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49549"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><br></font></div></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49399"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49398"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49397"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Janet Reinhold <janet@futurepkg.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'SGVLUG Discussion List.' <sgvlug@sgvlug.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 24, 2015 9:39 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49400"><br><div id="yiv2959403028"><style>#yiv2959403028 #yiv2959403028 --
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#yiv2959403028 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49403"><div class="yiv2959403028WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49402"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thank you to all for suggestions.</span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Janet</span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49401"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv2959403028yqt8127917679" id="yiv2959403028yqt01086"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49405"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49404"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49551"> sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Slayton<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:48 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> SGVLUG Discussion List.<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners?</span></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49407"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49406">Don't have a book pop into my head, but I have found the Linuxchix web site to have basic information that is actually written in human language....</div></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49435"><div class="yiv2959403028yqt8127917679" id="yiv2959403028yqt44296"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49434"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49433">On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Lan Dang <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:l.dang@ymail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:l.dang@ymail.com">l.dang@ymail.com</a>> wrote:</div><table class="yiv2959403028MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49440"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49439"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49438"><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49437"><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Janet</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49441"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49552">if you come to one of our HAK meetings, I am sure someone could help. the next one is on Saturday from 2-6pm Hastings Branch Library in Pasadena. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://meetu.ps/2Hwr9c">http://meetu.ps/2Hwr9c</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lan</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429888088444_49436"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div align="center" class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span><hr align="center" size="1" width="100%"></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Janet Reinhold <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:janet@futurepkg.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:janet@futurepkg.com">janet@futurepkg.com</a>>; <br clear="none"><b>To: </b>'SGVLUG Discussion List.' <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a>>; <br clear="none"><b>Subject: </b>Re: [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners? <br clear="none"><b>Sent: </b>Thu, Apr 23, 2015 11:15:13 PM </span></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"> </div><table class="yiv2959403028MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Starting with installation and use, very basic, but kind of current. Taking an old XP machine, replacing operating system with Linux, and playing with it without getting into too much trouble. I would have loved to come to your last meeting about this, and to Scale, but have resigned myself to just getting a book now. Thanks!</span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net">sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a> [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net">sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Perkinson, Gary<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:34 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> SGVLUG Discussion List.<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners?</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Are you asking about installation, administration or usage?</span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">My first was “Linux Bible” for a general overall knowledge. However as time progressed my questions expanded to more specific use books; programming, administration to security. and for installation, each distro and specific packages have a wealth of custom manuals for help.</span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">That is my opinion. </span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;">Gary Perkinson </span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;">|<b> Project Engineer <br clear="none"></b>Direct: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="">949.809.5211</a> | Main: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="">949.809.5000</a> | Fax: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="">949.809.5006</a></span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:8.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:gary.perkinson@tetratech.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:gary.perkinson@tetratech.com">gary.perkinson@tetratech.com</a><br clear="none"><b><br clear="none">Tetra Tech</b></span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:8.0pt;">Complex World,<b> Clear Solutions</b></span><b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;">™</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br clear="none"></span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;">17885 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 500 | Irvine, CA 92614 | <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.tetratech.com/">www.tetratech.com</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;"><br clear="none"></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br clear="none">PLEASE NOTE: This message, including any attachments, may include privileged, confidential and/or inside information. 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If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system.</span></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net">sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a> [<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net">mailto:sgvlug-bounces@sgvlug.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Janet Reinhold<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:41 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> 'SGVLUG Discussion List.'<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [SGVLUG] Book on Linux for Beginners?</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""> </div><div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Can anyone recommend a good book on Linux for Beginners? </span></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Thanks.</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv2959403028MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>